Ramble On!
Once upon a time lived a great message board, way back when message boards were the in thing. Now, they aren't so much any more, these blog thingies seem to be hip and happening and rightly so. Anyway, the board shut down and a few fragments of boards popped up, one with the blessing of the head admin of the original board and one a complete imposter board, with identical graphics and what-not. The one with the blessing had a bit of a war between the factions and they too split, leaving the original URL with the one without the blessing, and that site turned into a political cartoon board which is now dead. The other board, which I run, is struggling and will die soon. I'm fine with that. The imposter board is a fucking joke. Many of the assholes who helped to ruin the original board now hang there unmoderated. I haven't visited in ages but today I did, and I cringed at what was left. Everyone calling each other gay and/or retards and tired pics that have been circling the net for 10+years. It was truly heartbreaking to see.
The original board was truly kick-ass. People bonded, we fought and won many a war with other boards, we had regular get-togethers, we were a community. It's all dead, everyone gone their separate ways, but for a few sparse individuals who still stay in contact with one another, some of which are reading this very post.
It is today I vow to truly move on. I will not visit the imposter board, I will however, continue to move on staying the course with friends from the past and friends of the future. The board I continue to run will stay through the end of the URL registration, and it to will die. This is the present and the future kids, I guess it's time to embrace it.
The URL's of the three boards aforementioned aren't important and therefore weren't mentioned. No sense in stirring up past ghosts.
5 comments:
Those were the days. I wasted so much work time on that board, it was ridiculous.
I just got tired of all the haters and sifting through pages of shit to find a gem.
I still check in to read the Weekend Report. That guy is amazing, churning that stuff out for ten years.
I speak with Ivan only rarely now, probably every three or four months, just to check in. He's really involved with the show & those comedians who do gigs on the weekend.
I don't even know what the other boards are, although Bryan once told me they were lifting posts from my blog and posting them.
Still hating after all these years.
Jealous of those who live the good lives, I guess. We can find just as many gems reading these blogs, your is a must see daily, as well as a few others. I'm kind of laying low to keep this place as down low as possible.
Thanks for the compliment, Buzz.
I just edited my links and put you in there (and got rid of the now-defunct jimmy factor).
If you don't want it there, let me know. I am sure that some of the old thsmb'ers still lurk on my blog.
I still check in about everyday. I agree Joe, the weekend report is a must read. Buzz, thanks for keeping it going as long as you have. I will continue to read your blog along with Joe's.
Joe, thanks for putting it there, it's an honor. Being new to the scene, all traffic is good traffic!
Angus, thanks for reading both the blog and the Bullshit board.
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